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    Medical Kit - Questions

    I have several things on hand... electrolyte, B12 solution, Coccidiosis treatment, permethrin powder, Elector PSP on order, Vetericyn antimicrobial spray, and a few other things I cannot remember. I am wondering what all people keep in their med kit for pests/injury/illness? What are the...
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    Premo Guard Poultry Spray

    Has anyone used Premo Guard Poultry Spray? The description says: "NATURAL AND NON-TOXIC Made from natural essential oils Premo Poultry Spray is a safe alternative to harsh chemicals like permethrin, and mite dusts. Veterinarian and farm approved. Apply directly on all poultry. Treat your entire...
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    Panting Hens

    I have two hens. Lately, both have been panting a lot. I have attributed that to the heat lately. The humidity has been high also. It has been during the day as it heats up. Most of the time, when they go into the coop where the AC keeps it cooler (mid 70's to low 80's because I want them to get...
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    Average Life Spans

    I noticed that one of the hatchery websites mentions average life span for a lot of breeds. For instance, I think they said 10-12 years for Barred Rocks, and 7 for New Hampshire. I know it all depends on the care chickens get, but I assumw that with good care, there is an average age for...
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    Blue Olive Eggers from Ideal

    Does anyone have the Blue Olive Eggers from Ideal Poultry? Their website has a pic of a chick, but no adult pics. I am curious as to what they look like as adults. I have had their regular Oliver Eggers, and they were sweet girls, but I am thinking for my next OE's, I might try their blue ones...
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    Moving Grown Hens to New Coop

    I have 2 hens, just over 2 years old. In (hopefully) just a couple of weeks, I will be moving, and moving them to a new coop. My plan is to take them from their existing coop late at night after they have been on their roost a couple of hours, place them in dog transport crates, and take them...
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    White Egg Layers

    I have been looking at Ideal and Cackle hatchery sites, and so I can plan what breeds to add when, I was looking at white egg layers. All of the breeds that are good layers are listed as very flighty and not docile. Even breeds that are not Leghorns, and are comparable to good brown layers with...
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    Barred Rock vs New Hampshire

    Still narrowing down which breed(s) to add now, and the Barred Rock has entered the mix. I thought I had settled on New Hampshire, but then I read somewhere they are not great with heat. It seems the more I read with reasearch, sometimes I get conflicting information, so I'm coming straight to...
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    Vertical Dimensions for Roosting Bar/Nesting Box Advice Needed

    I just got the shed I had designed and built finished, and now I need to start the interior build out. I have all of my layout done, except for a few vertical dimensions. The coop is walk in, but the walls are not terribly high because it is actually under the overhang that comes off of a barn...
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    Egg Eating

    One of my two hens was cranky and kicked her sister's egg out of the nest and went in to lay right after her. Problem is, it cracked open, and then they started pecking at it and eating it. I caught them really quick, because I happened to be watching on camera, and got out there to retrieve the...
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    Hormonal Shifts and Sporadic Laying

    Peony, the hen I thought was egg bound a few weeks ago, was sporadic after that, laying once every 4 days. She finally snapped out of it and laid 4 days in a row. Until early this week, when she laid once after a day off, and now is on her 4th day again without laying. She goes into the nest...
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    Electric Door, Not Battery Operated, Recommendations Needed

    I am looking for an electric coop door, not battery-operated. I was leaning towards the Omlet, but I use sand in both coop and run, and it has tracks. It looks like I need a guillotine style. In addition to being electric, I would like it to have wi-fi so I can monitor or program from my phone...
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    Omlet Door and Run/Coop Sand

    I am looking at auto doors, and have a couple of specific questions, primarily the Omlet Door. I use sand in both my coop and run. Because the Omlet run on a track, not a guillotine style, do any of you who have an Omlet door use sand, and do you have problems with it due to sand clogging up...
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    Examined Hen (Possibly Egg Bound?) Not Sure if Felt an Egg - Help Needed

    One of my hens, Peony, has not laid since Sunday. I thought with her timing and schedule, she would lay Monday, did not. I figured just off a bit and would lay Tuesday am. She did not. Tuesday afternoon late, she spend a couple of hours in the nesting box, strained some, panted (but was also...
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    New Hampshire vs Rhode Island Red

    Hi all! I will be adding to my flock in a couple of months, and I am trying to narrow down what breeds I want to add. At this time, I have two Easter Eggers. I was originally thinking Rhode Island Red, since that is what my father had, but the more I read about New Hampshire, it seems like a...
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    Shingles vs Metal Roof

    I am working on moving and building a new coop. The coop walls will be LP Smartside (engineered wood material), but I am trying to figure out the roof. I don't know whether to do metal or shingles. I have been weighing pros and cons, but one thing I don't know, is if mites like to hide in...
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    Separate Space for Rooster Question

    It looks like realizing my dream of moving back to a rural area is finally happening early summer! We are planning the space for my chicken math coop and run, and I want to plan for the future. The site has a barn on it that is 80ft long. We are planning to add an overhang to the barn that is...
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    Coop Interior Walls

    I have a question about interior walls. Below is a drawing of what I have planned for the roosts and poop boards. The outside of the coop will be LP Smartside siding, framing is standard 2x4 framing. Because the roosts with poop boards will stretch along 2.5 walls (possibly 3) of the coop, they...
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    Molting Twice?

    I have a hen who I thought was past molting, but she has quit laying and is really losing feathers again. This is the timeline: 1Oct24 - Stopped laying, and started molting approx 1 week after. 1Dec24 - (Approx Date) Stopped molting 10Dec24 - Started Laying again, laying an egg every other...
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    Adding Pullets to the Flock

    I have two hens that are 1.5 years old this month. I have a coop that is 15.5 sqft and a run that is 56 sqft. I would like to get two pullets who are approximately 4 months old. I know that the coop is just inches under the 4 sqft recommended per bird, but the run is over the 10 sqft. I was...
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